• DocumentCode
    2385549
  • Title

    The Integrated Federal Telecommunications System

  • Author

    Corrigan, Michael L.

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Resources Manage. Service, Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    2-4 Oct 1990
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    The goal of the Integrated Federal Telecommunications System (IFTS) is to provide voice, data, and video communications services which allow the federal workforce to perform its functions. The IFTS is a single system only in the sense that it should permit the federal worker to securely access any information resource necessary. In order to achieve this, connectivity, interoperability, and adequate security are required. Discussed are the four principal activities required to achieve this: standards, policy, development and acquisition, and operations
  • Keywords
    standards; telecommunication systems; Integrated Federal Telecommunications System; acquisition; connectivity; data; development; interoperability; policy; security; standards; video communications; voice; Contracts; ISDN; Information management; Information resources; Information security; Open systems; Packet switching; Standards development; Telecommunication services; US Government;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Application of Standards for Open Systems,1990., Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the
  • Conference_Location
    Falls Church, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-8186-2118-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ASOS.1990.138408
  • Filename
    138408